Introduction
Glucose (C6H12O6) is a common molecule in nature, a monosaccharide carbohydrate. Glucose is an organic molecule found in almost all living organisms. In the human body, this molecule has a storage and metabolic function that regulates blood sugar levels and participates in metabolic processes to produce ATP energy.
Discussion
Meanwhile, C6H12O6 is also used medically to treat hypoglycemic syndrome in diabetics (Hermanns et al., 2022). When blood sugar levels drop, glucose is administered intravenously or as a sweet on the tongue, allowing the patient’s body to obtain the necessary glucose levels and restore normal function. The importance of glucose is difficult to overstate because, without it, the body cannot regulate blood sugar levels, leading to metabolic failure and death.
There are a large number of compounds formed by different types of chemical bonds (Onissphorou, 2022). One covalent compound that contains no more than two types of elements is hydrochloric acid or HCl. Both chlorine and hydrogen are nonmetallic elements, and the bond between them is formed by creating a common electron pair close to chlorine as the more electronegative element. In other words, a covalent, polar bond is realized in HCl. As an ionic compound containing no more than two types of elements, iron(II) bromide or FeBr2 should be named. Iron is a metallic element and bromine is a non-metallic element. The ionic bond between the two is realized by the bromine taking electrons from the iron and forming charged ions. As an ionic compound containing more than two types of elements, we should mention barium sulfate or BaSO4.
Conclusion
There are three elements in this substance, with sulfur being the element with the highest valence of six. Sulfur is bonded to four oxygen atoms. Two of them are double bonded to sulfur and two others are single bonded because their second bond leads to barium.
References
Hermanns, N., Ehrmann, D., Shapira, A., Kulzer, B., Schmitt, A., & Laffel, L. (2022). Coordination of glucose monitoring, self-care behaviour and mental health: Achieving precision monitoring in diabetes. Diabetologia, 1-12. Web.
Onissphorou, K. (2022). What are the main types of chemical bonds? Reagent. Web.